Bath-tub.



J. W. McAULIFFE.

BATH TUB.

APPLICATION FILED Auemo. 1911.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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BATH TUB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I0. I917.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Feb. ll, 1919.

Application rifled August 10, 191?. serial No. 185,421.

To $532 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, dorm W. MCAULIFFE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rochelle, county of Westchester, State of New York, have invented a certain new and "useful Improvement in Bath lubs, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oi the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention for one of its objects to produce a neat and attractive-bath tub the fittings of which will be concealed without requiring them to be placed in the'wall of the room in which the tub is placed as is now commonly done in order to conceal the fittings.

A further object of my invention is to produce a novel, attractive bath tub embodying a member which will serve both as a seat for a eather and also as a chamber for housing and concealing the fittings.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a novel and attractive bath tub having permanently built into, the same a seat for a bather without decreasing the effective length of the tub.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a bath tub having therein a seat-supporting member rising from the bottom and serving as a convenient seat for a bather without decreasing the eficient length of the tub and at the same time serving to house and conceal the fittings.

' A further object of the present invention is to produce a simple and novel bath tub in which a shower bath may be taken without employing the usual protective curtain or the like.

A further object of the present invention is to produce a novel and attractive bath tub in which provision shall be made for seating a bather without decreasing the effective length of the tub, in which a shower bath may be taken without the employment of curtains or the like, and in whic the fittings will be effectively concealed.

The various features of novelty whereby or suitable construction.

my invention is characterized will hereinafter he pointed out with particularity in the claims but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connectlon with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical central section through a 'bath tub arranged in accordance with a preferred form of my invention, the shower device being omitted;

. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tub shown in Fig. 1;

a Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. l is a central vertical longitudinal section through one end of a tub embodying all of the features of my invention, includmg the shower arrangement;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section taken approximately on line of Fig. 5;

Fi 7 is a section taken approximately on line -7 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a diagram of the piping employed in the tub shown in Figs. 45 to 7.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, 1 represents a bath tub of any usual At. one end of the tub is a 0st or pedestal, 2, rising from the bottom it erect and of such a width that the feet of a bather lying in the tub may extend between it and the sides of the tub; the post or pedestal being shown disposed at the longitudinal center of the tub. In other words, the post or pedestal does not cut down the efiective length of the tub. At the upper end of the post or pedestal is a seat, 3, on which a bather may sit.

The member 2 is made to serve not only as a support for a seat but also as a housing or casing for inclosing and concealing the supply and waste pipes so that no attachments or parts need be exposed except the mere supply valve handles. To thls end the post or pedestal is made hollow and open at the bottom so that hot and cold water-pipes, 4. and 5, respectively, may extend through the floor of the bathroom upwardly into the post or pedestal. The seat is also preferably made removable so that upon removal of the same access may be had to the interior of the post or pedestal through the upper end thereof.

The tub is provided with a suitable dra n, 6, and with an overflow device of any sultable kind. In the arrangement shown, there is a narrow compartment or chamber, 7, formed between the end wall of the tub and the adjacent wall of the post or pedestal; this chamber having inlet openings at a considerable height to permit the entry of water when the tub reaches the overflow level, and 4 having also a drain, 8, which, with thedrain 6, is connected to a waste pipe, 9. The chamber 7 is preferably provided with a removable perforated cover, 10, WhlCl'l permits access to be had to the interior of the champedestal, toget er with the valves or valve' handles, 12 and 13, which conveniently extend through one of the walls of the post or pedestaljust below the seat. The result 1s a .tub of full length which embodies within it a permanent seat of any desired size, and complete concealment of the pipes without employing. a specially constructed wall in the bath room for inclosing the pipes.

In Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive I have shown an elaboration of the structure heretofore described, consistin ili'the addition of a permanentwall or s ield formed as part of the tub and taking the lace-of the usual waterproof.curtain emp oyed for shower baths. Referring to these figures, 14 is a tub which may be in all respects like the one heretofore described except that at the seat end there is arranged an upwardly-projecting wall, 15, risin upwardly fromone of the end walls and t e adjacent portions of the side walls of the tub; the wall 15 bein preferably made high enough to reach to t e top. of the head of a person of ordinary height seated on the seat 3, and extending forwardly far enough to prevent the water from suitable sprays distributed along the wall, from splashing out of tub either before or after coming in contact with the bather. In the arrangement shown, the tub is one provided at the up er edge with an outwardly extending roll gauge, 16, and in order to provide as much room as possib. e for the arms of the bather when sittmg on the seat, I prefer to have the wall 15 rise from the outer edge of the flange 16 so that the distance between the two side portions of the wall 15 is greater than the width of the body portion of the tub, and a continuous ledge, 17 is formed at the juncture of the wall 15 with the walls of the tub. The ends of the Wall 15 are preferably extended inwardly across the flanges 16 toward each other, as indicated at 18.

Near the top of the wall 15 there are arranged a series of spraying heads, 19 there being preferably one at each end of the wall and one at the middle; those at the end being so placed as to direct the sprays therefrom into the space inclosed by the wall 15, while the one at the middle is intended to throw a spray down the longitudinal center of the tub.

The sprays may be supplied with water in any suitable way. In the arrangement shown, the Wall 15 is provided along the upper edge with a bead,'20, which is cored out sothat it forms in effect a conduit. At any suitable point along the wall is formed a rib or bead-like portion, 21, which extends down the wall 15 and down along the end wall and along the bottom wall of the tub to the post or pedestal 2 where a supply pipe, 23, arranged within the post or pedestal, is connected to it. It will be seen that when water under pressure is allowed to enter the plpe 23 1t passes up through the conduit in the part 21 and along the conduit 20 to the seyeralsprays. The ipe 23 may be supplied wlth hot and cold water from the pipes 4 and 5, preferably through valves independent of the valves 11 and 12. Thus, in the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, the pipe 23 is connected with both the hot and cold water p pes 4 and 5, valves, 24 and 25, being prov ded to control the flow of the water to the p1 pc 23. All of this pipin of course lies within the hollow post or pedestal, only handles of the valves 24 and 25 projecting outwardly so as to be within easy reach of a bather sitting on the seat in the tub.

It will thus be seen that the added improvements shown in Figs. 4 to 8 produce a tub with concealed fittings which is not only completely self contained and which has not merely a seat for a bather, but which is a complete self contained shower bath tub in which a shower bath may be taken without the annoyance incident to ordinary shower bath arrangements.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only 'a single-preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which come within the terms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bath tub having formed in one end as a part thereof an upwardly projecting post provided at the top with a seat, the

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post being spaced apart from at least one side of the tub to provide room for the feet of a bather lying in the tub.

2. A bath tub having formed in one end as a part thereof an upwardly projecting post provided at the top with a seat, said post being) spaced apart from the two sides of the tu to ermlt the feet of a bather lying in the tu to extend past the post.

3. A bath tub having in one end thereof an upwardly projectin hollow post provided with a seat at t e top, and supply pipes extendin upwardly into said post.

4. A bath tu having in one end thereof an upwardly projecting hollow 0st provided with a seat at the top, an out et nozzle and controlling valves supported by said post near the top thereof, and supply pipes extending upwardly through the post to said nozzle and said valves.

5. A bath tub havin in one end an upwardly projecting ho low post provided with a seat at the top, there being a discharge outlet into the tub in the upper-part of the post, supply pipes extending upwardly through the post to said outlet, and a plurality of controlling valves for said supply pipes having portions extending outwardly to the exterior of said post.

6. A bath tub having in one end an upwardly projecting hollow post open at the top, means for delivering water to the tub including pipes lying within the post, and a detachable cover arranged on top of the post and forming a seat for a bather.

7. A bath tub having in one end thereof an upwardly projecting hollow post con-.

siderably narrower than the width of the tub so as to, permit the feet of a bather. lying in the tub to extend past the same, means for delivering water into the tub including pipes arranged within the interior of said post, and a detachable cover for said post in the form of a seat for a bather.

8. A bath tub having the bottom at one end thereof merged into a tubular upwardly projectin post open at the bottom and provided wit a seat for a bather at'the top, the post being narrower than the width of the tub so as to leave room beside the same for the feet of a bather lying in the tub.

9. A bath tubhaving the bottom near one end thereof merged into a hollow post open at the top and at the bottom so as to provide in the interior thereof a chamber for containing the plumbing fittings, and a detachable seat for a bather-closing the top of the 0st. p 10. A bath tub having formed in one end as a part thereof an upwardly projecting post provided at the top with a seat, and an upwardly projecting wall about the rim of the tub along the sides and back of the seat.

11. A bath tub having at'the rim an outwardly extendin flange, a wall projecting upwardly from t e outer edgeof said flange acros's oneend and along the adjacent ends of the two sides of the tub, and a fixed raised seat in that portion of the tub partially inclosed b said wall.

12. A bath tu having atthe rim an outwardly extending flange, a wall projecting upwardly from the outer edge of said flange across one end and'along the adjacent ends of the two sides of the tub, the ends of said wall being directed inwardly toward each other for a distance approximately equal to the width of the flange on the tub.

13."A bath tub having the bottom atone end thereof merged into a hollow post' open at the top and at the bottom so as to provide in the interior thereof a chamber for housing the plumbing fittings, a removable seat coverin the top of the post, and the side and en walls of that portion of the tub in which the seat is located being extended upwardly to form a shield along the sides and across the back of a bather sitting on said seat.

14. A bath tub having the bottom at one end thereof merged into a hollowpost open at the top and at the bottom so as to' provide in the interior thereof a chamber for housing the plumbing fittings, a removable seat covering the top of the post, and the side and en walls of that portion of the tub in which the seat is located being extended upwardly to form a shield along the sides and across the back of a bather sitting on said seat, said post being narrower than the width of the tub to rovide room beside the same for the reception of the feet of a bather lying in the tu 15. A bath tub having fixed in one end thereof a raised seat, the side and end walls of that portion of the tub in which the seat is located being extended upwardly to form a shield along the sides and across the back of a bather sitting on said seat, discharge outlets for water in said extended walls, and there being supply conduits arranged within the interior of said walls connected at one end to said outlets and at the other end to a source of water supply.'

16. A bath tub having in one end thereof an upwardly projectin hollow post provided at the top with a etachable cover, and supply pipes extending upwardly into said 17. A bath tub having in one end thereo an upwardly projecting hollow post pro-' vided at the top with a detachable cover, said post being spaced apart from at least one side of the tub so as to permit the feet of a bather lying in the tub to extend past the post, and supply pipes extending upwardly into said post.

18. A bath tub having in one end thereof an upwardly projecting hollow post includat one end merged into a hollow upwardly ing a wall closing the top of the post, supprojecting membershaped at the top to form ply pipes extending upwardly into said post, a seat for a bather, and supply pipes con- 10 one of the walls of the post being removcealed within said member. able to give access to the pipes in the in- In testimony whereof I sign this specifiterior of the post. cation.

19. A bath tub having the bottom thereof JOHN W. MCAULIFFE. 

